Snare trap



Sept. 27, 1927.

' A. BOERNER .SNARE TRAP Filed April 28, 1927 Inventor finial Boer/aw;

Q bfi Patented Sept. 27,1927. 2 6 1,643,602 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ANTON BOERNER, OF THOMPSON, I'IEBZUASKA.

SNARE TRAP.

Application filed April 28, 1927. Serial No, 187,222. I

The present invention relates to a snare ment with the plate 14. The opening 17 is trap and has for its principal object to proplaced over the opening out of which the vide an exceedingly simple structure of this animal will come and as the animal attempts nature which is thoroughly efficient and reto pass through the opening 17 he will lift co liable in use and operation, inexpensive to the plate 14 to the dotted line position shown manufacture, compact and convenient, easy in igure 1 thereby rocking the trip 22, to set, and otherwise well adapted to the disengage the hooked end 25 from the end purpose f hi hit i designed. of the trigger 19 and allowthe crank. shaft With the above and numerous other ob- 9 to rock so asto be forced to the dotted line 65 1c jects in view as will appear as the descripposition shown in Figure 3 at which time tion proceeds, the invention resides in certhe cranks will pull the extensions and tain novel features of construction, and in the plate 14 to hold the animal'in the openthe combination and arrangement of parts ing 17 against the end 6 as will be quite apas will be hereinafter more fully described parent. It is preferable to provide a chain 7 15 and laimed, 29 engaged with the plate 5 and with the I In th drawin crank 11 to limit the movement thereof.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through It is thought that the construction, operathe trap embodying the features of my intion and advantages of this invention will vention, now be quite apparent to those skilled in 7 Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof, and this art without a. more detailed description Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof. thereof. The present embodiment of the in- Referring to the drawing in detail, it will vention has been disclosed in detail merely v be seen that the numeral 5 denotes an 0bby way of example since in actual practice it, long plate having one end thereof bent attains the features of advantage enumerated 80 downwardly as at 6 and this portion 6 has a as desirable in the statement of the invention slot or opening 7 formed therein. Adjacent and the above description. It will be apparthe other end of the plate 5 on the sides ent that changes in the details of constructhereof are depending ears 8 in which is tion, and'in the combination and arrangejournaled a crank shaft 9 having two crank ment of parts may be resorted to without de 86 portions 10 and a further crank portion 11 parting from the spirit or scope of the intherebetween. Springs 12 are wound about vention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing the ends of the crank shaft 12 and have one any of its advantages.

end engaged with the plate and the other Having thus described my invention, what end engaged with the arms of the cranks 10 I claim as new is for normally holding the cranks 10 and 11 1. A trap of the class described comprisin the dotted line position shown in Figure ing an elongated plate having one end bent 3, that is, pointing away from the end 6. angularly and provided with a slot, a crank A plate 14 has a pair of spaced parallel shaft journaled across the other end of the I extensions 15 at one'end terminating in plate and having a pair of cranks of one 4o sleeves 16 circumjacent cranks 10. The other length and a third crank therebetween of a end of the plate is provided witha circular longer length springs associated with the opening 17 from which extends a slot 18 crank shaft to urge the cranks thereof in one longitudinally of the plate 1 1. A trigger direction pointing away from the first men 19 has one end engaged. with an eye 20 on the tioned end of the plate, a second plate ex- 45 bottom of the plate 5 so that the trigger tending through the slot and having an openmay be extended over the crank 11 to hold. ing at one end merging into an inwardly di a the same in the full line position shown in rected slot and at the, other end provided Figure 3. A trip 22 is'bent over upon itself with apair of spaced parallel extensions at one end to form a sleeve 23 circumjacent merging into sleeves circumjacent the short 50 a loop 24: on the plate 5 and to terminate in cranks, a trigger engaged with the first plate a hook 25 while the other end terminates in to extend over the long crank to hold the a cross piece 26. cranks of the crank shaft pointing toward When the trap is setthe" plate 14 rests on the first end of the first plate, and trip means the bottom of the slot 7 and the end of the associated with said trigger. 11o

55 trigger 19 is engaged in the hook 25 so that 2.- A trap of the class described com risthe spring urges the crosspiece 26 in abut ing an elongated plate having one end ent angularly and provided with a slot, a. crank shaft journaled across the other end of the plate and having a pair of cranks of one length, and a third crank therebetween of a longer length, springs associated with the crank shaft to urge the cranks thereof in one direction pointing away from the first mentioned end of the plate, a second plate extending through the slot and having an opening at one end merging into an inwardly directed slot and at the other end provided with a pair of spaced parallel extensions merging into sleeves circumjacentthe short cranks; a trigger engaged With the first plate to extend over the long crank to hold the cranks of the crank shaft pointing toward the first end of the first plate, and trip means associated with said'trigger, said trip means comprising a member bent over upon itself to provide a sleeve and to terminate in-ahook at one end, the other end terminating in a cross piece, means pivotally mounted the sleeve of the trigger to the body so that the hook end may en age the extremity of the trigger and the cross piece engages the sec- 0nd plate to hold it against the bottom of V the slot in the first end of the first plate all inthe manner and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANTON BOERNER. 

